Telegram-herald., 1887-03-20
A MELAHGt or SPORT
The Coming Race Between
Harry wilkes and Oliver <
TIE GIlglll GUST llII lIGEsTEl.
Jsalaas ~ Defroit-Ths Nass 9sias
49, Shorten insfesg o. Lsexsasa
ne osnse-A LlssiY 5ssa 5aa
ssssop Nsf S4fsiT Ds
Counfs1 "a.

The sqarn. ~ita t4s aaEa 81 s..rng hsss
brasaei sss i.st .rom taar s.eihss. bzacs.i
themselves 80 ana are Preparing icr
several naa,ls laieresi.7s sasase-aent-
TIE rsfs eesseea h4fy a4zes aaa D--FeF
4 . ca ias fae.le eosss sal attraes maag
steclalars a. 4eIl a. 1sEs tas meaas of
caas.ns taol1aa,is ~ aslsrs - change
hsnt.s. Base aai matters eould indicate
a. Increase la interest al1ns lQssfs ~ ths
aaaoaai xnms. eAi.s pnzil'sl.c pasliales
s1os ase.y slate lsr laa znocz.fs oaf.
s1lnssa a ia-st. agzn las assumed eon-
tol ei = FRISCO theatre IsmmF Meffsa
maintains al seslaFa1Dg silenle ani lEs
Weir an.i Jack Dempsey lave the call.
TIE maea rlxsl ol match hetEeen the
famous Harry NHkes. -li.. and the ssn-s-
ao1al O4iges s.. zl5s. is announced 10 taks
pace a. che Bay uisr.ei PARK. san FRAN
Ga.o. "a Aps- 2 Ials Wll Be The grand
opsnlag -gens af tae rsoltins season foI lss1.
al ns iloasl tAs lourueg Is may en-
thusias.e haf4eusu Eenl The Last Vii
~end thsir esy 81 the Pacific slope 70 see
ths great race. Toe champions aAye noE
mes .slce. AZ Washinklan PARK. CA Oc-
t0bsr 3 lss5 when Harry Wilkes Won ia
slraeat beats in ei6A 2lIi and zi5s.
Belle II also -rolled bas "a third IN each
heat. a. I'd. Louis. ca October 9. when
Oliver * Nan ln STRAIGHT heats IN 2,l63.
Llet aaI Ll1 Tith Harry Wilkes second,
Arab th.rl Charlie Hutton f04ftn and
Phyllis -4se Both norses we're sent % Cali
fsrula % Winter. bur while oliver n Vas
imm-lia.elv Jarned oat L.s uimbie Hltle
rival Ficked up S tCu plum at Lay Dis
iriet rack on November II defeating Guy
wilkes. Antegol0. Charlie Hilton and Arab.
taxllg fhe rrsL sec0ni aud fourth beats IA
zI5t. Ll6s AID zll Guy wilkes winning
thsthlrI tsat in 2l5t Both animals are
sal4 90 have WiaiersG vel. and both sides
.re con -laeat Ol victory.
The Detroits wall start ont today ia search
OF better weather They viii ~ down %
the GuA AMI larry while q, old Mobile.
liz Is hoped Ilas there straw berries and or
ansss vii NOS have the cold Chilly appear
snce they 10 in Macon. Manager Watkins
ha. been study irg bis men for he past tNo
weeks with the speclai object Of arran zing a
balliog order. Alter careful consideration
OF TIE matter ne has decided on the follow
L Is undesiraole. viii stand This Is the
batting erdef ol th- players who will take
parr Ia The hrst game st Mobile Monday
I'D with the exception ~ q change OF bat
tery. The llst viii not &c disturbc,i Hani0n
& Hewe s. Richardson & br0utiNrs 10,
Illu Dsur z Dunlap 70, " hite 90 briody
C. kuositou 8. Mana ser Watkins IS of the
upiaion that tre above order IS the best one
possible ior getting runs. and he argues
a.
ara good waiter Is Verg apt % get bis base
of balls ii he doesn't MAKE hlt. Then
Rowe being 3 lefl-aauded batter, gives
h4ulOr better chance % steal second for
The reason that A isft hand hitter stands %
tls right of the plate and IN the catcher's
WAY In throwing 90 second. Next comes
l.lclAriis0n. Elgnt-Lantet BAT er, which
offers q better opportunity Tor Nea 20 steal
third Hani0n WlI have a splendid OpDOr-
t1ai-y % MAKE a great base stealing record.
and The prospects are that &c viii lead the
league. After Richardson comes Brogtaers.
amt ID there are any men on bases they are
very aDf 60 come home III Dan fails l. 2
sam CONES aner and Is pretty sgre "a dO
somethinz. Next cume Dunlap an1 White
tao very tidy lifers, AMI win Bennett
aAd Baldsln in tor fae battery hitting
aggregation woult come to tae plate that
would maze any pitcher long for bis re-
lease.
Too S. Louis country correspondent Of
the parting fte SAYS taat Detroit cannot
support q ni.a-salariei club end must 20.
Here saif Detroit IS nos entering upon
her seventh sr1s0n in the lea fue aud has
a.rrRiv waved more or less afectionate
sdiel Co Woreesser. Troy Providence. Bull
a'o. Cleveland. hansis city ana -. Louis.
Boston. C1rsSo ard Detroit remain Of the
league 0f itsl. Du-in- SIX years Detroit
n.a- p.
p.syefs Cd tlmp their contracts. none Of its
baessrs asve busted. ever player has
been psyei in ful. every obligation met,
the1e are go olls .andlng debts. the treasury
is iGlL
Ned Morrill, Patsy q Lesrv's backsr. &C
comFan.ea ny fatsy. loi- Louisville rather
suddenly WEDNESDAY evening for New
York This gave rise to the rgmor that
they were about to make a match With
Weir or Warren. lt - barely possible that
they may make a msfcs. ouE the prime
motive ~ lue sce len departure from the
Pals ltT vss chat warrants are cut FOR
fhsir ar1ts- Cor p1rtiCi catln- The O LearY-
Warran Hrht iu Meade county. several
we=ks $40. fni.ctments have been found
sEfnst eo'h principals and spectators.
Mcclure. the Phiisdeluhis clubs catcher.
who hss been xinferiag n svs.aDd states
positively that be wiI not pay with the
FhIliss ibis season te say. tle managers
at that cIae have nos cniv refused ,o ir O.
crease als ssiarr bur demand that be sign
= canfrsrt f1r s-l less IAN he received last
vear This does not please hin. and should
Nsnsger WrEht now decide t1 sign him.
even as the a.l f-ures there is every reason
te asiisva taat he vi.i hold of enfil the issl
mousV-
Tie De o Drirng Club vii hold its
area Summer meeting on June "a. - Zi
arr n ard Ei place curse s1i stake
prsarau.re Before Che hofe-ffrsn ~ Amer
iaa. weies ~ sElrez ,fs S-5f0t In that pro-
grsnifre eli be 4 safto sisse e = probs-
class..- L'atreif gave the Key note Co the
reet sac u-ee ~ at t-s - rrusl ii e does
nor ss.seli - brilliant predecessor.
Ffom 81 esrts of tlis 6e.rarinx country
hss sflsru ere val rf pitchers tnaf he new
rgIes ve4.d rr1ioug the games anri play
ers and scecta-ors aI .ss wun'd aa exhaust
a Ca'f fac vs. theory once more. The
ratrufers are risring fnii nlns- inning
games ia atcut one hour sud fortv minutes.
srd fhrF are net &c p games ei her on
the eafrsrr beg sre flli az batting run
rink dr fsi az. the very thing ~ interest
the srer saa-s and make ths players earn
tls salary
There Is go ase taking. said Diractor
BILLINGS 0f f1a Boston Cieh st the recent
rsasne s. s.tfrr. -naanev expended in hieb-
rrral piseers is nlonsv veil Invested
Eoox st eaf Seliv deal Kelly s sires,iv
h.r7er n,su than John Z. Sn'fvsn We
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